telephone
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈtel.ɪ.fəʊn/ us/ˈtel.ə.foʊn/
A2 （同 phone）
a phone
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- She spends hours and hours on the telephone.
- She hurried to answer the telephone.
- I like to have a telephone at my bedside.
- He sounded very depressed when we spoke on the telephone yesterday.
- I was just getting into the bath when the telephone rang.
telephone
verb [ I or T ] uk/ˈtel.ɪ.fəʊn/ us/ˈtel.ə.foʊn/
A2 （给…）打电话
to use a phone
Synonyms: call ring
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- I decided to telephone the doctor.
- She telephoned all the major donors to ask for more cash.
- He telephoned her regularly with news from Cyprus.